Givat Zeev was established in 1983 with an initial group of 100 founding families, and it has since grown to include over 11,000 residents.
Givat Zeev is a close-knit settlement that prides itself on the particularly strong on the care it gives to the community's children.
While the majority of the residents tend to be well-established families, Hebrew University is only 25 minutes away, and the settlement also includes a number of students who live in rented apartments in the area. A range of community services are locally available, and for any additional services, Givat Zeev has the advantage of being a 15 minute drive to both Jerusalem and Modiin.